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A single-player abstract platform game in which the player must guide the eponymous Charlie through six different circus events. Bonus points can be won by finishing a level as quickly as possible, with further points awarded for collecting any of the money bags that occasionally appear.

Finally, additional bonus points are awarded for completing a level without losing a life. The game is over when all Circus Charlies are lost.

Also licensed to Centuri for US manufacture and distribution (February 1984).

Alessandro Laini, Giuseppe Strangio, Lorenzo Grande, Maurilio Pintus, and Neil Chapman all hold the record for this game with 999,990 points on December 4, 1984; April 12, 1985; March 25, 1985; November 6, 1984; and June 5, 2000, respectively.

Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Konami Game Music Vol.2 - ALC-22904) on 25/09/1986.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Master the jump : Learning how Charlie can jump is the first step to mastering this game.

* Move forward and backward to adjust your position : If you just keep moving forward, there could be an obstacle at where you land after your jump. In such cases, move back a bit to adjust your position.

* Tons of secrets : There are a bunch of secrets bonuses hidden in this game.

1) Fire rings : Jump through a ring from your back first or jump 3 times at the starting point. Then a Charlie doll will appear from the front hanging. Catch it and get an extra player!

2) Fire rings : Jump over a pot from your back first and a coin may appear from the pot. Catch it to obtain bonus points. However, it happens only once per level. From which pot the coin may appear is determined randomly.

3) Fire rings : If you get to the goal after getting all dollar bags, a hawk brings a dollar bag and you obtain bonus points. This happens only if you have made no misses in that level.

4) Tightrope : If you jump over the brown and purple monkeys at once, you get a 1,000-point bonus.

5) Tightrope : If you perform perpendicular jumps over all monkeys and complete the level, a hawk will bring a Charlie doll and you get an extra player.

6) Tightrope : Jump over the purple monkey from your back first and you get a 5,000-point bonus.

7) Tightrope : Touch the hook beyond the goal and a dollar back appears. Reach the goal and you get a 5,000-points bonus.

8) Trampoline : Get all dollar bags and reach the goal. A hawk will bring a dollar bag and you earn bonus points.

9) Acrobatic jump : Use the spring only once after jumping off the horse and get to the goal. A hawk will bring a Charlie doll and you get an extra player.

10) Trapeze : Grab onto a trapeze by skipping one and get bonus points.

11) Trapeze : Bounce off a trampoline and then grab onto a trapeze to get bonus points.

- Hold down Start 1 & Start 2 keys to enter test mode on start up. Use Start 1 to advance to the next screen.

WIP:

- 0.135u2: Fabio Priuli added driver data structs to Circus Charlie.

- 0.134: RTE fixed partially missing sounds in Circus Charlie.

- 0.133u5: Couriersud fixed Circus Charlie slowdowns: Use SOUND_DAC device to "buffer" data and avoid 1 sample updates for discrete part. This is related to MT 03401: circusc and clones: Slowdown in attract mode with DIP SW 'Demo Sounds=ON', though I do not consider it a bug, but a implementation optimization. Added DAC sound.

- 0.131u1: MooglyGuy merged memory maps in the Circus Charlie.

- 0.124u1: Replaced DAC/3x RC Filter with Discrete.

- 0.122u8: Zsolt Vasvari removed colortables from Circus Charlie and a number of other drivers, as part of a larger move to phase out old-style colortables. Improved colors in circusc with the RESNET code. Changed description to 'Circus Charlie (level select, set 1)' and clone '(Selectable level set 2)' to '(level select, set 2)'. Changed palettesize to 512 colors. Swapped proms ($20, 120).

- 0.110u5: Derrick Renaud added the final filtering stages to the sound, proper watchdog and memory mirroring to the Circus Charlie driver. Also added DIP locations info and save state support. Added 3x RC Filter and fixed game speed and music tempo.